Posted by Dag T. Hoelseth on 5/12/2011, 8:00:21, in reply to "Re: RIP Crown Prince Leka"User logged in as Hoelseth193.156.24.18

--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : I am always a little surprised when new : monarchies such as this one seem to gain : support purely because they were monarchies. : If the late president of Syria Hafez : al-Assad had proclained himself King in : 1971, would monarchists now be rallying : round his wretched son? : : : But - read in Dag's article mentioned in his : message in this thread - king Zogs wife was : related to most reigning and former reigning : royal families of Europe, as she descended : from the Princely House of Anhalt-Dessau.

One should perhaps not read too much into my blog article? It is a fact that King Leka was related to most European royal families through his mother, but I didn't claim that this fact increasd the dynasty's credibility.